in effect

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The Health Department, they argued, has no authority to issue what are, in effect, zoning regulations.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

A durable power of attorney, which remains in effect after the principal becomes incapacitated, may access the client’s bank account.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

A wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service was in effect at 2 p.m. but the gusts didn’t pick up until Teddy swims’ Mane Stage set just after 5 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

If there is no agreement on July 1 to renew USMCA, the pact would remain in effect for the next decade, with the possibility of annual reviews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“It seems to me,” Lee wrote, “that we southern people must be slaves in effect, or cut the Gordion knot at once.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis